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Truman docterine
US would help any country to help fight against communism which caused more tension -
National security act
cause of the US wanting to have more defense if there was a war -
Marshall Plan
this was a cause of the war and the US would help aid western Europe to get them on their side -
Berlin Airlift
This was an effect of the war because the US did not want to give up Berlin and by doing this it showed the US was not scared -
NATO
this was an effect of the war and were the allies of the US and made the Soviets make alliances. -
Korean War
Us backed up the south and Soviets back up the north and was just another thing that increased tensions between the US and Soviet Union -
Brinkmanship
One of the closest things to fighting there was and increased tensions a lot -
Warsaw Pact
cause of the war and was the Soviets and their allies -
Interstate Highway System
was a cause of the war to help with defenses if there were to be a war -
Eisenhoward Docterine
the US would do everything they could to help countries from not being communistic. This would make the Soviet Union angry and increase tensions -
Sputnik
The US had no idea what Sputnik was so it created even more fear of the Soviet's so this rose tensions -
U-2 incedent
this increased tensions because the US refused to claim it was them and they were spying -
Bay of pigs
was a cause of the cold war and a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro -
Berlin Wall
This was a sign of communism and was an effect of the Cold War. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
US did not want the Soviet's to hold bombs in Cuba and this made the US live in fear for a while and almost caused war
